The World’s Best Gay Magazine. We pride ourselves on exclusive content and we are the premier destination for film, music, sports and pop stars plus LGBT heroes and allies that want to speak directly to gay men. Each issue has a balance of features on a diverse range of subjects, with block busting A-list celebrity exclusives and in-depth analysis of news and issues affecting the LGBT community. No other gay magazine can come anywhere near Attitude’s star pulling power, with celebrities such as James Franco, Tom Hardy, Elton John, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ian McKellen, Liam Payne, Take That, Matthew Lewis and countless more giving exclusive gay press interviews to us. Plus we have the likes of Paris Lees, Matt Lucas, David Furnish, not only appearing in the magazine but also writing for it.
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Shelter for all • The government’s anti-refugee bill will put LGBTQI+ lives at risk, writes Rainbow Migration executive director Leila Zadeh
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BREAKING FREE • Disney star Joshua Bassett, of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, takes centre stage about navigating fame, his body image battle and why he is thinking outside the box when it comes to his sexuality
MAKING HERSTORY MUNROE • Activist and model Munroe Bergdorf in conversation with BBC Radio 1 presenter Clara Amfo on standing against injustice, the power of sisterhood and the importance of allies
Forever Family • More really is merrier, as single dad of six Benjamin Carpenter, 37, from Huddersfield, opens up about his journey towards becoming an adoptive parent, the joy of raising children with special needs, and why more LGBTQ+ people should consider adoption
Leading Light • With a twinkle in his eye, Omari Douglas illuminates us about his return to theatre in the West End revival of Constellations, his life-changing role in It’s a Sin and queer representation in the acting world
CULTURE CLUB • Omari reflects on the importance of theatres reopening and shares his go-to hang-outs in Seven Dials
WITH OPEN ARMS • As part of his ongoing project to peer inside queer communities around the world for Elska magazine, its founder Liam Campbell visited São Paulo in Brazil as the country emerged from lockdown. Capturing images of men from the city, Campbell discovered that, in spite of Bolsonaro’s homophobic regime, Brazil’s LGBTQ+ people are welcoming and eager to share snapshots of their lives and loves
Let me entertain you • When he created queer club night Sink The Pink with Amy Zing, working-class boy Glyn Fussell found it gave him more than just a job, but a chosen family who would carry him through the hedonistic highs and lockdown lows of the years to come
FOREIGN BODIES • Last month, the Foreign Office apologised for a historic ban on gay, lesbian and transgender people working in the diplomatic service that lasted for 25 years after homosexuality was decriminalised. Attitude meets four LGBTQ+ Foreign Office diplomats to learn about the legacy of the ban and how it impacted their lives and their careers
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A city for all • Bristol made headlines last year with the toppling of the slave trader Edward Colston’s statue. Keen...